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Editorial
. 2025 Jun 18:389:r1156.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.r1156.

Intermittent fasting as a nutritional tool

Mauricio Medina Rodríguez  1 , Angélica María Muñoz  2 , Katherine Franco Hoyos  2
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Editorial

Intermittent fasting as a nutritional tool

Mauricio Medina Rodríguez et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Focus on fostering sustainable changes over time

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare no competing interests. Further details of The BMJ policy on financial interests is here: https://www.bmj.com/sites/default/files/attachments/resources/2016/03/16-current-bmj-education-coi-form.pdf

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